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Dance
=== What is Dancehall Dance? [6 ][7 ] ===


 * Dancehall dance appeared around at the same time with the dancehall music genre, which was about the 1970s.
 * A branch off Reggae dance.
 * It has been so popular as a dance style among the world that it is also a representation of Jamaican and Caribbean culture.
 * Serves as a way of physical and emotional therapy that the dancers can release their accumulated stress and tensions.
 * Since Dancehall Dance is helping people to relax themselves, it can be vibrant, lighthearted, and invigorating, or it may also incorporate elements of aggression and hyper-sexuality.
 * Many lyrics are explicit but are spoken in Jamaican patois, so it becomes a challenge for English-speakers to fully understand the dancehall music since the Jamaican patois is very different from the root language in English.
 * Elements of modern Dancehall Dance moves are now become so popular in Street Dance; many artists like to use these dancehall moves into their choreographies.

History of Dancehall Dance [6 ]

 * - Most of the movements of dancehall dance are originated from the traditional Jamaican and African dance. Although most of these dance styles have religious backgrounds, they still influence a lot on modern Dancehall dance.
 * Myal a.k.a healing dance [1 ]
 * One of the oldest Jamaican dances.
 * An African-Jamaican ritual dance that the spirit mediums use the power from their ancestors to heal the misfortune that is caused by jealousy, greed, or the enmity of the other people.
 * Maroon a.k.a Kromanti [2]
 * A form of religious ceremony that is originated from the traditional African music and is practiced by the Jamaican Maroons.
 * A spiritual way of solving problems like illness or other life problems.
 * Kromanti dance is a spiritual protection to the Maroons.
 * Kumina [3 ] [5 ]
 * A religion that considered the Jamaica's southeastern parish, St. Thomas as the center and dedicated to memorizing their ancestors.
 * Mostly same as the Myal's ritual dance.
 * Hosay [4 ]
 * A traditional festival to mourn the Prophet Mohammed’s grandsons, Hosain and Hasan (that's why it is called the Hosay Festival).
 * Usually the Indian-Jamaicans will celebrate this festival.
 * Burru [5 ]
 * A Jamaican dance that has a strong fertility element since there are a lot of movements emphasizing the body parts of birth, such as deliberate rotating action of the hip while bending through the knees accompanied by breaks of intermittent small jumps.
 * Dinki Mini [5 ]
 * Appeared on the Eastern end of the island in the parish of St. Mary.
 * Usually performed on the ninth night of the dead ones and aimed to cheer up the bereaved.
 * Male dancer always bends one leg at the knee and makes high leaps on the other foot. And both males and females dance together with focus on pelvic movements.
 * Ettu [5 ]
 * Originated from the parish of Hanover.
 * A social dance from Africa, and the name "Ettu" came from the word Edo, the name of a West African Yoruba Tribe.
 * Movements of this dance style involves the lifting, and dropping of elbows and shoulders, with the feet doing sideways shuffling step.
 * Jonkunoo [5 ]
 * A masqueraders that usually perform in towns and villages around Christmas. Also, they can be chase back to the days of slavery, but their band was large and elaborate during that time.
 * Usually performed by men -- their faces will be fully covered and whispered in coarse voice so that no one can recognize them.
 * Dressed in costumes such as King and Queen, Cow Head, Horse Head, Devil, Pitchy Patchy, Red Indians and Belly Woman.
 * Gumbay [5 ]
 * A form of healing dance that derived from the Myal, and it is popular among the Maroons.
 * Consist of a series of long steps followed by vibrating sideways body movements and by wheeling turns and sudden stops with pelvic forward tilt.
 * Quadrille [5 ]
 * A coupled dance in Jamaica during the time of slavery.
 * 3 styles – the Ballroom Style, the Camp Style, and the Contra Style.
 * The Ballroom Style originated from the popular dance of the French and English in the 18th and 19th centuries
 * The Camp Style of Quadrille consists of African elements.
 * The Contra Style Quadrille is performed only with the accompany of Mento music.
 * Zella [5 ]
 * A lesser-known folk dance that shares similarities in form and structure with the Dinki Mini, as both are integral to death observances and rituals in Portland.
 * The major difference is that Zella uses Kumina drums as the main instruments.
 * Tambu [5 ]
 * A dance that takes the name from the "Tambu" drum.
 * Mainly for entertainment with couples facing and moving towards each other using the Shay-shay -- A movement that is the rotating action of the hips, shuffling along with one foot on the ball.
 * Bruckins [5 ]
 * Jamaican traditional dance that highlights the distinctive blend of African and European elements.
 * Characterized by smooth, gliding movements and a distinctive hip and leg action known as the "thrust and recovery."
 * Historically, it is existed for celebrating the anniversary of Emancipation from slavery on the 1st of August 1838.
 * Rastafari [8]
 * Evolves during reasoning sessions, incorporating drumming, chanting, and dancing.
 * Serves to praise and connect with Jah, while also reinforcing the rejection of Babylon.
 * Rastafarians attribute healing qualities to their music, believing it can alleviate ailments such as colds, fevers, and headaches.

10 Popular Dancehall Dance Moves [6 ]

 * Log On
 * Go-Go Wine
 * Dutty Wine
 * Della Move
 * Bogle
 * Gully Creeper
 * World Dance
 * Willy Bounce
 * Tek Wey Yuhself
 * Pon Di River

How did Dancehall Dance Develop? [7 ]

 * In the 1940s, residents of Kingston's inner city were not permitted to attend the uptown dances, so they started establishing their own dancehalls. Then in the 1970s, shifts in Jamaica's socio-political landscape prompted local artists to incorporate more indigenous themes into their own music, departing from the globally oriented roots reggae style. And that is the time of the contemporary dancehall dance truly appeared.